When NBC aired the call on March 27’s “Today” show, it edited the tape so it seemed Zimmerman had said without prompting, “This guy looks like he’s up to no good … he looks black.”

NBC did not inform viewers that the call had been edited until several days later, saying, “There was an error made in the production process that we deeply regret. We will be taking the necessary steps to prevent this from happening in the future and apologize to our viewers.” At least two NBC staffers were fired as a result.